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Promotion of Polish food<br />

Best food in Poznań<br />

The biggest in Middle-East Europe agri-food sector fairs: POLAGRA-FOOD,<br />

POLAGRA-TECH, GASTRO TRENDY and PAKFOOD, and also 25 th National Animal<br />

Breeding Exhibition took place in Poznań, in the period from 12 th to 15 th September<br />

of this year.<br />

The President Bronisław Komorowski, during<br />

the opening ceremony emphasized that at<br />

POLAGRA fairs primarily the following thought<br />

is implemented – to show and promote good<br />

Polish food and to facilitate contacts between<br />

representatives of widely understood agri-food<br />

industry from around the world.<br />

Minister Marek Sawicki stressed that we<br />

want to convince consumers that Polish food<br />

is good for health, tasty and safe. Referring to<br />

the debate on the Common Agricultural Policy,<br />

emphasized that there are challenges of the<br />

future in front of us, such as food security –<br />

both quantitative and qualitative, and a new<br />

common European agricultural policy. After<br />

seven years of our presence in the EU our agriculture<br />

makes good use of European funding<br />

and has shown that it can change. We will<br />

further develop it, respecting the traditional<br />

environment.<br />

As a part of POLAGRA-FOOD fairs a Polish-<br />

Russian forum of agri-food sector small and<br />

medium enterprises took<br />

place, organized under the<br />

patronage of Polish and<br />

Russian presidents. Polish<br />

and Russian experts presented<br />

the trends and opportunities<br />

for small and<br />

medium enterprises in the<br />

agri-food sector in Poland<br />

and Russia. Much attention<br />

was devoted to issues<br />

of food quality. The practical<br />

aspects of conducting<br />

agri-food products trade<br />

exchange was also discussed.<br />

The Forum was<br />

opened by Minister Marek<br />

Sawicki.<br />

The fairs were opened<br />

by the President of<br />

the Republic of Poland<br />

Bronisław Komorowski,<br />

Minister of Agriculture<br />

and Rural Development<br />

Marek Sawicki,<br />

President of the Board<br />

of Poznań International<br />

Fairs Andrzej Byrt,<br />

and also, staying in<br />

Poland, Commissioner<br />

for Agriculture and<br />

Rural Development<br />

of the European Union<br />

Dacian Ciolos<br />

EU Commissioner for Agriculture<br />

and Rural Development Dacian<br />

Ciolos admired the changes<br />

that can be observed in Polish<br />

agriculture. He praised the good<br />

use of opportunities afforded<br />

by Common Agricultural Policy.<br />

“Polish agriculture and Polish<br />

activity in the negotiations<br />

are inspiring and needed in<br />

the European Union”, said the<br />

Commissioner.<br />

Autumn 2011 27

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